Tighes Hill, New South Wales

Tighes Hill is a north-western suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales and was named after A.H.P. Tighe, an early resident, who in 1843 bought the estate^[1]. It is primarily an industrial area with residential parts expanding toward Mayfield. A video tribute has be filmed of this grand old suburb which features the Catholic Church which looks over the suburb. [1]

Origins

Tighes Hill developed from the construction of a bridge over Throsby Creek at the opening of the Ferndale Colliery in 1877. Within three years the suburb had a school, post office, church and stores. In April, 1894, a tram line was opened to Tighes Hill which extended to Mayfield in 1901.^[2]

Today

Tighes Hill provides housing and cheaper living near the CBD^[2]. Tighes Hill has now become a trendy inner suburb of the Newcastle inner city area with a large influx of young professionals and families looking to live an inner city lifestyle at the affordable end of town. The School of Arts building has had a variety of uses supporting arts and the community in Newcastle. Recently the building reopened as The Tighes Hill School of Arts, Gallery in January 2009.

Gallery

Tighes Hill School of Arts, built in 1900

Plaque commemorating the laying of a foundation stone by Charles Upfold in 1900, for the School of Arts building

References

• "Tighes Hill". Department of Lands - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Department of Lands. http://imagery.maps.nsw.gov.au/?role=mysuburb&search=suburb&suburb=Tighes%20Hill. Retrieved 2008-05-14. 

External links

• Tighes Hill, New South Wales is at coordinates 32°53′53″S 151°45′04″E / 32.898°S 151.751°E / -32.898; 151.751Coordinates: 32°53′53″S 151°45′04″E / 32.898°S 151.751°E / -32.898; 151.751
• Basic map of Tighes hill

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